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At the 2019 Trivia Nationals, we saw a lot of familiar Jeopardy! faces. Catch up with past contestants India Cooper, Leslie Shannon, and Kristin and Justin Sausville (the only married couple to have both competed in a Tournament of Champions). Hear how their lives have changed from appearing on the show – and how yours could too!

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It’s been two years since nine-time winner Buzzy Cohen took the 2017 Tournament of Champions title, but the time has come (finally!) to crown a new champion. That’s right, the Tournament of Champions is back!

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They’re ready. Are you? Fifteen of Jeopardy!’s best contestants from the past two seasons are back to play in the 2019 Tournament of Champions – players like Josh Hill, Anneke Garcia, Emma Boettcher and (of course!) James Holzhauer. They’ve already proven they’re worth their salt in game wins, and now they'll compete for a $250,000 grand prize. Yep, you read that right.

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The 2019 Tournament of Champions is just days away! Before they head back in the ring, get reacquainted with the 15 contestants ready to take each other on for the prestigious win. But remember, words are just words – only one champ will prove worthy of that $250,000!

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Though we’ve all come to associate Jeopardy! with the familiar faces of Alex Trebek and our favorite contestants, there are a host of others who have been just as much a part of the show behind the scenes. And one name in particular was just immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

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Though shooting clues on location isn’t an unusual thing for Alex, it’s not often that he’s greeted with fanfare by a gaggle of young comedians in the making from Harvard University. Yes, the writers of The Harvard Lampoon, breeding ground for comic up-and-comers in entertainment, gave Alex quite the welcome on this particular shoot: an entire gameboard of mock Jeopardy!

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One champion will be missed in the 2019 Tournament of Champions lineup: 2018 Teachers Tournament winner Larry Martin. Though his win earned him a spot in the tournament, the beloved educator from Kansas City, Missouri, passed away from pancreatic cancer in January of this year.

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They came. They saw. They conquered the quarterfinals. Nine contestants rose to the occasion in the first week of the 2019 Tournament of Champions, each securing their spot in the semifinals. But there’s still a ways to go. Recap the quarterfinals with the winners themselves, and then tune in Monday for the semifinals!

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He’s done it again! James Holzhauer, who won 32 games in Season 35, added three more wins and the prestigious Tournament of Champions title to his historic Jeopardy! career. But it all came down to the last matchup against Teachers Tournament winner Francois Barcomb and the only one to ever defeat James, Emma Boettcher.

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It all comes down to this. In the final two games of the 2019 Tournament of Champions, 32-game streaker James Holzhauer gets his chance to avenge his loss against Emma Boettcher, who’s more than ready for a rematch. But Teachers Tournament winner Francois Barcomb won’t go down without a fight. Don’t miss the biggest showdown yet, beginning tomorrow!